Message from the Hathors

A Hathor Planetary Message
Through Tom Kenyon

The Emergence of Multiple Chaotic Nodes

A Hathor Planetary Message Through Tom Kenyon

Your planet is entering a critical transition state, characterized by a multiplicity of Chaotic Nodes.

In our previous communications we have discussed the changes taking place on your Earth in the context of a single Chaotic Node. But from our viewpoint, multiple Chaotic Nodes are now emerging. These complex interacting nodes involve such things as radical weather anomalies, increases in earthquake and volcanic activity, critical challenges to the planet’s eco-systems, challenges to agriculture and food sources, as well as political and economic volatility.

In addition to these planetary Chaotic Nodes, the sun of your solar system is entering a greater level of volatility and unpredictability as well. It is entering into multiple Chaotic Nodes itself, driven by its own internal cycles, but also greatly impacted, as we have said in previous messages, by the galactic center.

The physical challenges you will face in the near future are many, but our message at this time does not concern the physical dimension of these difficulties. These changes, and their resulting challenges, will be apparent to anyone who looks beneath the surface of current events.

Our focus in this communication is on the emotional and spiritual crisis you are facing.

When a system enters multiple Chaotic Nodes there is increased stress on those elements or beings that reside in the vibratory level of existence where the Chaotic Nodes are taking place.

Let us speak to this for a moment in terms other than human existence. From our experience, other dimensions of consciousness and existence are also experiencing their own version of multiple Chaotic Nodes. Thus, the energetic challenges you are facing are not limited just to Earth, but extend to all dimensions of consciousness and all beings, including non-corporeal (energy beings without bodies), who are related to Earth and this galaxy.

But let us come down to Earth, to the nexus point of your existence in time and space.

As we said earlier, beings living in a realm of existence undergoing multiple Chaotic Nodes will be inevitably stressed by increases in chaotic events.

As chaotic elements within planetary weather patterns increase, as challenges to agriculture multiply, and as economic problems grow, there will be an increase in global human anxiety.

This type of anxiety tends to center around physical survival, and while anxiety about survival can drive human beings into a type of madness and irrationality, there is something more insidious and hidden in the current transition state you are now entering.

This hidden danger has to do with thought forms perpetuated by some of your major religions and spiritual traditions. These thought forms and belief systems maintain the notion that there is a separation between the physical and the interdimensional (spiritual) aspects of your existence. The physical world is viewed as tainted; nature is seen as something to be subdued and dominated (as opposed to co-creating with the natural world), and in essence, the world is viewed as something to be escaped from.

We do not share this belief. Our experience is that consciousness is one continuum from the highest vibrations of light into the lowest vibrations of matter and that the very atoms and subatomic particles that comprise your world are, by their very nature, sacred—if by sacred you mean related to the whole.

As the stresses generated by multiple Chaotic Nodes increase, there will be a tendency for many humans to enter delusional and dissociative states of consciousness.

Those who adhere to the thought form that there is an eternal schism between the realms of matter and those of spirit will be most prone to this aberration in consciousness. And as stresses increase, due to the complex interaction of multiple Chaotic Nodes, there will be a marked tendency for some of these individuals to be separated further and further from the realities of the physical dimension. This type of communal dissociation will be further driven by religious and spiritual thought forms regarding “the End Times,” “the Day of Judgment,” and the “Purification of Earth.” This delusional state of mind will become a type of collective mental/emotional virus as whole groups of individuals succumb to stress and overwhelm as they struggle to deal with the global effects of multiple Chaotic Nodes.

Lines in the Sand

From our perspective, a line is being drawn in the sands of human consciousness. And this line is nothing less than the demarcation between those who uphold the schism between matter and spirit as perpetuated by the world’s major religions and those who don’t.

What side of this line you stand on will determine to a great extent what you are open to, in terms of planetary and personal transformation.

All Initiates must determine for themselves, what is true and not true, especially when it comes to this religiously perpetuated schism between matter and spirit. And by Initiates, we simply mean those who strive to live upward in consciousness, regardless of the method or spiritual traditions they follow.

The Path of the Heart

From our perspective, the threshold for an Initiate from the lower vibrational worlds into the upper worlds is, first and foremost, through the heart. This transit of consciousness is essentially an inner journey from the lower chakras to the higher chakras. It is only when an Initiate both transcends and transforms his or her personal fixation on security, sex and power that the upward spiral opens. And the entrance into this upward spiral of consciousness occurs when the heart chakra becomes energetically open and permeable.

The paradox and the difficulty is that you live in a dualistic universe, and virtually any action you take is met by a counter-force. This paradox and difficulty is like a metaphorical grain of sand in an oyster; it is irritating. But through the process of self-evolution, the irritation (i.e. duality) becomes a pearl, and paradoxically, something of value emerges from that which was problematic. But each Initiate must create this pearl of self-transformation for him or herself. No religion, no master, no teacher or guru can do it for you.

It may sound too simplistic but, in our experience, the greatest evolutionary catalyst, and the greatest vibratory field of safety to bridge transition states (such as the one you are collectively entering), is through the heart, your heart.

Let us be more specific here. As the number of Chaotic Nodes increases, the challenges to mental and emotional stability will multiply. And as a result, increasing numbers of individuals will enter irrational states of consciousness. There will be a tendency for these individuals to act out in self-destructive ways. And because you are connected to all life on this planet, you will be affected to some extent by the emotional turmoil of others.

Thus it would be of great benefit to you as an Initiate, to cultivate a coherent emotional state, something you return to again and again, reinforcing what we call a positive attractor.

Then it will be as if you have an energetic bubble of coherency around you. You will be able to see clearly and respond to the dualistic world you live in, yet your vibratory essence will remain protected from the increasing levels of chaos and irrationality of others. How you do this is your choice. There are many ways to accomplish this. We will simply offer two.

The first is the most basic and fundamental but is the foundation for the more advanced. We are well aware that many persons reading these messages are new to this type of information, while others are very advanced, which is why we are offering two techniques.

The Basic Technique

This first method is for those unfamiliar with the vastness of their own inner consciousness. It is simple but highly effective.

We recommend you regularly cultivate this coherent state in the garden of your mind.

To accomplish this, you simply reside in the feelings of appreciation or gratitude, without any reason to do so. In other words, you are not looking to something in your environment or your life to feel appreciation or gratitude for. You simply enter into this vibratory state for no other reason other than choosing to do so.

This vibratory state creates a coherency in your body and mind, and it is a type of mental/emotional upliftment that acts as a counter-balance to the downward spiral many humans will be experiencing.

We recommend that you enter this emotional state several times a day. Just a minute or two is all that is needed, but by entering into this vibratory state throughout the day, you train your brain/mind/body to enter into a coherent state at will. And this will be a very helpful and important mind-skill as you enter further into this planetary transition state (i.e. the emergence of multiple Chaotic Nodes).

One reason we say that this mind-skill will be helpful to you is due to the inherent effects of multiple Chaotic Nodes.

Many of you will find greater opportunities for frustration in your daily life. This is because actions taken will increasingly not lead to the result anticipated. Even those of you who are intellectually gifted and masters of manifestation may find blocks and unanticipated hindrances, due to no causation on your part, but rather due to the actions or inactions of others, as well as unanticipated problems caused by the increase of chaotic events in the world around you. Thus, when you find yourself at your wit’s end, so to speak, if you have cultivated the positive attractor of appreciation or gratitude you can use it to intervene into your own emotional turmoil, for if you succumb to your own emotional stress the contagion of mass hysteria is more likely to reach you.

Think of this simple technique as a lifesaver. It’s something passive, you just rest in it, and it creates a vibratory field that by its very nature protects your emotional and spiritual essence.

The Advanced Technique

The second technique we wish to share is for those of you who are more experienced with your inner worlds.

We discussed the first part of this method in a previous message called Ecstasy and the Heart.

The technique involves focusing on the physical heart, not the heart chakra, and while focusing your attention on the physical heart you enter into the state of appreciation or gratitude (just as with the simple method we gave earlier).

The effect of holding your awareness in the physical heart while experiencing appreciation or gratitude creates bliss or ecstasy if you hold the two together long enough.

Once you enter bliss or ecstasy you become aware of the space between the atoms of your body and your environment. This is a shift of mental attention and is based on the quantum reality that physical matter is over 99% space.

Obviously, you do not perceive this space between the atoms of your body and your immediate environment through your physical senses due to the limitations of your nervous system. But the non-local aspect of your consciousness that is unfettered by the limitations of your physical reality can experience this space.

The final stage of this technique involves a shifting of attention. As you become aware of this space in your body and the space around you, you perform a paradoxical feat of consciousness. You send the appreciation and gratitude you are experiencing, both to the space within your body and to the space around you, as well to the particles of matter that comprise your body and the world around you.

This “holding” of both space and matter in the vibratory realm of appreciation or gratitude will eventually reveal your nature as both an embodied and un-embodied being—as a being living through a physical body or form and simultaneously as a consciousness unbounded by form.  If you persist with this method, it will eventually open a miraculous doorway for you, a doorway that leads to profound insights regarding the nature of ascension.

In regard to choosing which method to use, we suggest you begin where you are.

The first method, though simple, is highly effective at protecting you from the contagion of human irrationality and will lift you upward into the currents of the upward spiral, even as those around you spiral downward.

When you feel you are ready, you can explore the advanced method. This is not a marathon race to see who can get to the advanced method the quickest.

The only thing that is required is that you reside in appreciation or gratitude as often as possible without causation. This simple vibratory realm will be a great ally to you as you pass through the current planetary transition state.

Another ally to you in this transition is a meditation we gave in one of our previous communications. We call it The Crystal Palace Within, and we encourage you to experiment with it. If it speaks to you, use it often for it connects you to the wisdom of Gaia (Earth) and enlivens a central conduit for the higher realms of your existence known to your science as your pineal gland and known to us as the jewel in the head.

For those of you planning to join us for the World Meditation on November 11^th  of this year (11/11/11), we ask that you work with The Crystal Palace Meditation as often as is convenient, to prepare you for the next Dimensional Attunement, which will be used during the World Meditation.

This Dimensional Attunement will be a sound meditation created to transmit light into the pituitary gland, the master regulator of your endocrine system. We will be giving instructions on how to use this sound meditation on your own and for use during the world meditation on 11/11/11.

We will post the Pituitary Dimensional  Attunement (sound meditation) in the Sound Gifts section of the website at the end of September or the beginning of October. 

Summary

As we said at the beginning of this message, you are entering a critical transition state. For those unfamiliar with our previous message entitled Transition States of Consciousness, we strongly suggest that you take a look at this communication.

Your Earth is entering a perilous period in its upward movement. Many aspects of your reality will be changing right before your eyes, more rapidly than you could ever have imagined.

Due to the acceleration of time, the transformation of your civilization will increase exponentially. Your word “transformation” literally means moving beyond form, thus the structures of your reality (meaning the thought forms and beliefs as well as the external realities of your life) will be undergoing rapid change.

A greater fluidity of consciousness is required. Protection of your vibratory essence is vital. You are entering harrowing times and yet in this complexity there are immense opportunities for your own personal evolution.

We believe that there will be a greater polarization between people as the Chaotic Nodes increase in number and intensity. And yet even in the midst of that polarization, if your heart/mind is open you will have moments of deep communion with others, even strangers, whenever you look into the eyes of another human being who recognizes the sacredness of this moment, the sacredness of life, and the sacredness of this Earth.

Our thoughts and blessings are with you.

The Hathors

August 12, 2011

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Tom's Thoughts and Observations

According to the Hathors, we are now witnessing the rising of multiple Chaotic Nodes, with a resulting increase in chaotic events and situations all over the world.

The Hathors have singled out a few of these Nodes in their message, such as extreme stresses on our ecosystems, bizarre weather patterns which are, in turn, negatively affecting both agriculture and our food sources, as well as earth changes (i.e. earthquakes and volcanoes), not to mention drastic economic and political volatility.

But they don’t spend a lot of time on the details of these physical calamities. They say quite rightly, I think, that the consequences of these Chaotic Nodes can be ascertained by anyone who looks beneath the surface of current events.

The primary focus of their message is two-fold: one, how each of us can create a vibrational field of protection as we collectively move into this transition state (and the corresponding increase in global chaos). And secondly, they address what they see as a hidden danger, which paradoxically isn’t physical, but mental.

They slam some of the world’s major religions and spiritual traditions for the toxic and insidious effects from some of their central thought forms—first, that nature is something to be dominated and subdued according to our will (as opposed to co-creating with the natural world—to use the Hathors’ own words). And secondly, that there is an eternal schism and battle between matter and spirit. The Hathors are so convinced that these are toxic thought forms and beliefs they have mentioned them in two of their recent messages.

I have been working with the Hathors for over twenty years now, and they are normally more gracious when it comes to allowing others their own perceptions. It is highly unusual for them to take such an adamant stance.

After receiving this most recent message, I asked one of my Hathor mentors about this unprecedented attack on two common thought forms in many religious and spiritual traditions. His response was that humanity is at a tipping point and that the two aforementioned thought forms are a toxic poison that has polluted, and continues to pollute, our collective approach to life itself (since according to some of these traditions, life is either a punishment, an error and/or an illusion).

The Hathors consider these ideas to be delusional in nature, since according to their perception, there is no separation between spirit (i.e. interdimensional realities) and matter. Indeed, as they said, they see consciousness as one continuum from the highest vibrations of light to the lowest vibrations of matter. And for them, matter is inherently sacred since it is an expression of this continuum. It’s just that things move slower in the worlds of matter than they do in the realms of light.

In true Hathorian style, they say that each and every Initiate (i.e. anyone striving to live upward in consciousness) must make his or her own decision regarding the religiously perpetuated schism between spirit and matter.  In other words, they are not telling us what to believe (nor should they). But they have unquestionably made their position crystal clear.

Collective Madness

They also discuss how many of us will experience significant stress reactions as the global effects of the Chaotic Nodes become more intense. One result of human-related stress, according to them, will be an increase in collective mental and emotional instability. And furthermore, they think, “there will be a tendency for many humans to enter delusional and dissociative states of consciousness.”

The psychosocial history of humanity shows pretty clearly, I think, that when social, economic, and/or environmental stresses reach a certain point, mental health problems crop up in the collective human family like mushrooms in springtime.

The psychiatrist Carl Jung predicted World War II based on the tormented dreams of his patients shortly after the end of World War I. The intensity and similarities of his patients’ nightmares indicated, to him, that the human collective was deeply disturbed and traumatized by something that would materialize in the near future.

In fact, a relatively new field of socio-psychology has been looking at the complex interactions of social and economic pressures, how they generate stress reactions in people, and how this type of stress can result in mental health problems. In this regard, I found a study released by the National Institute of Mental Health to be a fascinating piece of reading. For those interested in such matters, I would refer you to a document entitled “Social Stressors and Social Resources and their Health Consequences,” NIMH Office of Prevention and Special Projects, Bethesda, MD, August 17-19 1995. You can also do an Internet search and find the document by pasting this URL address into your search engine:

http://www.mhsip.org/nimhdoc/socioeconmh_home2.htm

But turning our attention back to the Hathors’ comments about increased delusion and dissociative states of consciousness, they site one example of this as the expectations of many that we are at the verge of (or some would say already at) Judgment Day.    

The Doomsday Scenarios

The idea that we are near the apocalyptic end of time is hardly new.

At the end of the first millennium, a type of End-times Madness engulfed Europe. Convinced that the world was coming to an end and the return of Jesus was imminent, untold numbers of people left their villages, their livelihoods, and set off on pilgrimages to atone for their perceived sins against God. When the first day of the new millennium (1,000A.D.) dawned and the world had not ended, many firm believers were no doubt dismayed. After all, the return of Jesus guaranteed escape from the madness of their time.

More recently, a modern day prophet calculated the end day of creation to be May 21^st of this year (2011). He based this upon what he called a meticulous analysis of the Bible. And his vision of the Apocalyptic End Times went viral through a large group of fundamentalist evangelical Christians. In an odd recapitulation of the last millennium, many of these devoted believers left their jobs while others donated their entire life savings to take out full page ads and to put up billboards to save the heathen unbelievers from eternal damnation by bringing them into the flock during the final days.

When May 21^st came and went, and the morning of May 22^nd dawned, unaware that it was supposed to not have been, many of these believers were, no doubt, shaken. Others, however, have jumped ship and now say that May 21^st was a miscalculation, and that the correct date for the end of the world is October 21^st, 2011.

But this End Times Madness is hardly limited to Christian fundamentalists. The New Age has its own potent and heady brew called the Mayan End Times. And according to these literalists, the world will end when the current Mayan Long Count calendar comes to an end on December 21, 2012.

Personally, I think that the Mayan Calendar is more like a cosmic odometer. When the Calendar ends, it simply rolls over and starts a new cycle of time. The old count of time ends, but a new one begins. To say that the world will end on December 21^st of next year is, to me, like saying that my car will disappear when the odometer rolls over 100,000 miles. I just don’t buy it.

I have asked the Hathors on various occasions what they felt about the end of the Mayan Calendar and their position has been consistent. The end of the Mayan Long Count does not mean the end of the world to them, but it does mean the end of the world as we have known it. They also believe that a powerful evolutionary energetic will be released on December 21^st 2012 from the galactic core, what is sometimes called the Central Sun. But while this energetic will have a powerful transforming effect on humanity, it does not, for them, signal the end of Homo sapiens. In fact, some of their predictions regarding humanity center on cosmic events taking place in 2023A.D. In other words, they do not see an end to mankind anytime soon, but they do see a radical transformation taking place in the global consciousness of humanity itself.

The Implicit and Unspoken Consequence

History will, of course, eventually reveal who is right and who is wrong in regards to all this End of the World stuff—that is assuming, of course, that some future history does, in fact, exist for humanity.

Perhaps the doomsayers are right, and the world will end in a final judgment brought on by an angry God, or as some believers in ancient alien intervention attest to, the world will end when the Anunnaki return to review their genetically modified slave labor force (i.e. mankind).

Maybe as some believe, the Great Benevolent Ones will return and save us from ourselves. And the end of the Mayan Calendar will usher us into a new Age of the Gods and all of the nightmarish things we see happening around us will be like a bad dream when we wake up.

Or perhaps the Mayan literalists are right, and when the Mayan Calendar ends, so will time and so will our world.

But Doomsday Thinking presents, at least for me, some intrinsic problems regardless of its origins. For one, it is—by its very nature—self-limiting and essentially disempowering. And too much time spent delving into the numerous Doomsday scenarios can lead one into a very negative state of mind indeed.

The unspoken consequence of this type of thinking is that it diminishes any actions we might take in our lives. And our power to act, to change situations in our lives, is one of our most important attributes.

Vibrational Fields of Protection

In this message, the Hathors gave two methods for dealing with the chaotic nature of the transition state that our planet is now entering. Both of these methods deal with the heart and/or emotional states associated with the heart. This is not surprising since the Hathors have told me from day one that the most effective and safe means to accelerate one’s spiritual evolution is through the heart and through the emotions of appreciation and/or gratitude.

The first method they shared is for those who are new to this type of information.  If you are an advanced practitioner, you might wish to skip over this next section since it is fairly basic. My discussion of the advanced technique follows the heading The Advanced Technique/Philosophical Considerations.

The Basic Technique
 
The idea here is to enter into the emotion, or feeling-state, of appreciation or gratitude. And you enter this state of body and mind for no reason other than choosing to experience it.

In other words, you don’t look to something in your life that you feel appreciation or gratitude for. You enter into this feeling-state through an act of will.

According to the Hathors, when you reside in this state of body and mind, you create what they call a positive attractor.  It positively affects your mood, your thinking, and your behavior and, they would say, your vibrational energy-field as well.

The Hathors are suggesting that we enter into this feeling-state of appreciation or gratitude several times a day—so that we become masters of it—meaning that we can enter it anytime of day or night at will.

They say that this ability will serve us greatly as we, and the other nearly 7 billion people on this planet, enter more deeply into the consequences of so many Chaotic Nodes. In other words—the feeling state of appreciation or gratitude is an antidote, a mental/emotional protection, against chaotically induced stress responses.

The more often you practice this flipping of your mental/emotional state into the feelings of appreciation or gratitude, the better you will become at it. This type of emotional brain skill is just that—a skill. And like all skills, mastery is gained through repetition. We have to build the neuro-circuits in our brains before we can count on the response to be there when we most need it.

If you are the type of person with a well-developed neural network that gives you access to your emotions, you can probably just recall the feeling of appreciation or gratitude. And as you do so, you will notice the quality of your emotions changing into the coherent and positive feeling of appreciation or gratitude. Now all you need to do is choose to enter into this feeling-state several times a day. Do it as a type of mental experiment. Do it in situations when it is easy and do it in situations when it is difficult to do, like when you are annoyed, impatient or angry. See what happens when you intervene into your own mental/emotional experience with this coherent emotional state (i.e. appreciation or gratitude).  And remember, the more you practice this, the more adept and masterful you will become.

If you are the type of person who does not have direct access to your emotions, you might try the memory recall method. The idea, here, is that when you remember an event or a situation in which you experienced an emotion, the emotion tends to come back into your awareness when you access the memory.

Thus, the first step is to recall something in your past that you felt appreciation or gratitude for. It does not matter what the reason was. It could have been something big, or it could have been something small. It really doesn’t matter so long as you felt some degree of appreciation or gratitude.

The next step is to recall the actual memory. Remember the situation, the details of where you were. Bring all your senses into this experience. Imagine yourself actually physically being there. See it; hear it; feel the physical sensations. As you fine tune your memory of what it was that made you feel appreciation, you will find yourself feeling that emotion again.

The final step is to let the memory drop away so that what you have left is the feeling-state itself. As you rest in this coherent emotion of appreciation or gratitude, familiarize yourself with its quality. Eventually you will be able to recall the feeling-state of appreciation or gratitude without having to go to the memory. At this point, you are ready to enter into the coherent feeling-state of appreciation or gratitude several times a day. And remember… practice makes perfect.

Some people are unable to access the feeling-state of appreciation or gratitude either directly or through the memory recall method. This is usually due to many different factors such as neural networking in the brain and especially past history. In other words, when these persons go searching for something in the past they felt appreciation or gratitude for, they come up empty. They simply cannot recall any positive experience that would generate these types of feelings.

If you happen to be this type of individual, you can create a new neural network in your brain that will allow you to experience the coherent feeling-state of appreciation or gratitude even though you have never actually experienced it in your life.

To do this, you will be engaging something called creative fantasy. And as odd as it may sound, in certain situations the body/mind cannot tell the difference between a real and an imagined event.

When you create a healing fantasy, you release powerful healing responses in your body/mind even though the source for these healing responses is your imagination!

The first step in this particular method is to think of something that would make you feel appreciation or gratitude. It doesn’t matter what this imaginary something is. It could be something really big, or something simple. It just needs to be something that would make you feel appreciation or gratitude.

Next, you start to build the fantasy by imagining yourself in the situation and receiving whatever it is that would make you feel appreciation or gratitude. Imagine yourself fully and completely in this situation, as if it were actually happening. See it; feel the physical sensations; hear the sounds.

As you fill in your senses, the fantasy will seem more and more real to you. When you feel the emotion of appreciation or gratitude rising up within you, let the fantasy drop away so that you are left with the feeling.

Sometimes people have a secondary response to the fantasy in addition to the feeling of appreciation or gratitude. These secondary responses can include such feelings as sadness, regret, or anger that they never had anything in their life that made them feel either appreciation or gratitude.

If this happens for you, allow yourself to experience the secondary responses. The idea here is not to cover anything up, especially authentic emotional responses to situations in your life. The idea is to introduce a new feeling-state that you can work with.

If you let yourself feel the secondary responses long enough, they will eventually fade in their intensity. At this point, return to the fantasy and let the feeling-state of appreciation or gratitude rise up again. Then rest in this coherent feeling-state as long as you are comfortable with it so that you begin to recognize its quality.

Some people with a lot of secondary responses may have to go through this creative fantasy method several times. Stick with it, as both it and you are worth the effort.

When you sense the feeling-state of appreciation or gratitude arising from your fantasy work without secondary responses, you are ready to start experimenting with the coherent feeling-state as described above. Experiment with it. Try it in all types of situations. The more you practice entering into appreciation or gratitude at will, the more masterful you will become.

There is another, often unexpected benefit from doing this practice. As you enter into this coherent feeling-state of appreciation or gratitude over and over again at will, you create a positive attractor. And you will eventually attract to you situations, people and opportunities that will make you feel appreciation or gratitude in your real life.

The Advanced Technique/Philosophical Considerations

I think it is quite important to discuss the philosophical implications of the Advanced Technique before going into some of the finer details. The reason for this reticence on my part is that the Advanced Technique alters brain processing and inner perception in profound ways. And I think you should know what you are getting into so that you can decide if it is, in fact, something you want to experience or not.

If you read the Hathors’ instructions for this method, you will notice that there is a moment in the technique when you focus on your physical heart while feeling the emotion of appreciation or gratitude.

If you stay with this long enough, there will be a spontaneous arising of bliss or ecstasy. And then, according to the Hathors, you remain in bliss while contemplating (i.e. being aware of) the emptiness or space that comprises your body.

This dual awareness of bliss and emptiness produces a profound shift in inner perception. It is a type of liberation, since you directly experience the infinite and non-local nature of your own consciousness. While in this state of inner awareness, the constraints of your body and the limitations of the world are transcended.

You have entered an infinite state of mind that knows no boundaries.

If you get this far into the technique, I suggest you spend a good deal of time in this expanded state of mind, and really enjoy it before going to the next step. I say this because it is for me, at least, a deeply nourishing and restful state of body and mind.

In the next step you send appreciation to both the space that comprises your body as well as the actual matter that comprises your body—remembering that all matter, including your body, is over 99% space.

Each of us will have our own experience of this step, I imagine. For me, it is a visceral experience. I am brought back from my unbounded state of mind to a state in which I am both bound by the limitations of my body and transcendent to them all at the same time. I am, in other words, both non-local and localized simultaneously. This is a truly odd state.

When I remain in this dual state of non-localized and localized consciousness long enough, I start to experience surges of energy entering my body from what seems to be the internal space of my body. And my body often starts to spontaneously enter into a type of circular rocking motion (if I am sitting upright or cross legged), which is known to yogis and yoginis as kriyas. Kriyas are a sign that subtle energies are moving through the body.

This phase of the technique, at least for me, is not restful, it is potent and energizing.

According to the Hathors, this phase of the Advanced Technique generates a flow of subtle energies from the body’s interdimensional space into the KA (the energy body) and from here into the cells of the physical body via the mitochondria and then into the DNA. I have no way to determine, for the record, if this is what is actually occurring. I am only reporting what the Hathors told me about it when I asked them some pointed questions about my personal experiences with the method.

They say that the energizing of the KA/mitochondria/DNA will spontaneously reveal insights into the process and nature of ascension if the practitioner works with this technique long enough.

And this is the crux of the philosophical dilemma. The Advanced Technique alters inner perception in such a way that you will experience the non-localized (i.e. transcendent) aspects of your being as well as the localized aspects.

Furthermore, it creates a bridge between the aspect of you that is embodied and the aspect of you that is transcendent to your embodiment. One of the effects of this bridge in consciousness is that you bring into your body some very potent energetics from the aspect of you that is transcendent to your body.

I would not suggest this technique to anyone who believes in a schism between matter and spirit or who thinks there is a battle between the spirit and the flesh. This technique is, at its most fundamental level, about spiritualizing matter. And if that is not something you are interested in, I would not advise engaging this technique at all.

Here are two links to our website that you may find helpful in regards to this latest Hathor message.

Both links are mp3 audio files, and are in the Sound Gifts section of our website: www.tomkenyon.com. If you are reading this online, clicking on the links below will take you to the Listening Agreement. If you agree with the terms, click on I agree with the terms and conditions  statement at the bottom of the page. You will then be given access to all the audio files currently being offered in the Sound Gifts section.

Cats and Dogs; Appreciation or Gratitude
http://tomkenyon.com/sound-gifts

The Crystal Palace Within: An Energy Meditation
http://tomkenyon.com/sound-gifts

Note: Be sure to read the written description of the meditation. The link to this is in the body of the description before you get to the link at the bottom of the page that takes you the actual audio file.


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The Emmerson Witches, web novella!!

http://www.theemmersonwitches.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17&Itemid=14

"I blinked once, twice, three times, as proof that I wasn't caught in a dream, and that I realistically saw the thing that sat beside my sister. A creature with the profile of a goddess faced Evangeline, it's skin so white and translucent, I could see faint blue veins. A tangle of silver-green hair hung wildly down, and swayed in the fathoms beneath the bolder they sat on. That was where the perfect, marble-like skin ended. In place of the creature's legs, it sprouted a long, sturdy tail, much like a dolphins, shimmering in peacock colors as it swished the water's surface."



 
  Alchemy: Mastering of magical chemistry.



 
  Imp: Mischievous, yet dangerous, the imp is a supernatural-being who is comfortable in the presence of either Satan, or in the faerie world.



 
 Fae (faerie): A beautiful creature of folklore, sometimes said to be trapped spirits, fallen angels, or earthly demons.


 
  "My sight had cleared of the blinding mist, and I wished to God it hadn't. A Demon leviathan rose from the churning, blood-filled river, the same monster, I suspected, that had chased me through my nightmares. His appearance was traditionally satanic. I had to crane my neck to take in all of his colossal size. Sinew and bulging muscles pulled taunt over a landscape of ugly orange skin. Where the veins pulsated, diminutive flames rose, flickered and died, though his flesh stayed smooth without charring. The huge black horns dominating the Demon's forehead curled in spiral formation, ending in sharp black spikes."


 
 Ghost: This wandering spirit is a lost soul, trapped between this world and the realm of the dead.



 
  Clairvoyant: An individual who has the ability to see glimpses of the future, or relay messages from the spirit world.



 
 Seraphim: "The Burning ones" God's army of angel's, who are known mate with human women and create offspring called the Nephilim.


 
 Hopelessly, it looks as though Chime may lose the fight against her invisible assailant, as the dark magic pitched against her becomes life-threatening. However, Americus residents are familiar with evil sorcery; the island's hidden past is shrouded by witchcraft, and they are not prepared to lose one of their own. The seemingly ordinary citizens form a coven, to break the spell imprisoning Chime.


 
  Sorceress: A master of Alchemy, magic, and spell craft.


 
 Spell, curse, or hex: By the power of words (incantations) or potions, a curse is laid (or thrown) toward an enemy for the purpose of provoking illness, bad-luck and misfortune.


 
  Pranic Vampire: This paranormal being drains not blood, but life-force from human victims.


 
  Vampire...

A legendary creature that feeds from the blood of humans. Vampires are known as 'The Undead' and are revered for their striking beauty and charisma.


 
  Voodoo Priestess: An individual chosen by the spirits of their ancestors to be placed in a position of power and leadership,and given the responsibility to protect their kin from evil.

 
 Voodoo: This religion hails from Haiti, Africa the Caribbean, and in the USA (predominantly in Louisiana). Voodoo has somewhat of an unsettling reputation, as its magic and curses are extremely powerful. However, it is not by any means a dark religion, as many of its rituals include creating energy to abolish evil spirits.

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The Worry Vessel

Don’t worry, be happy!” Sounds simple, right? Considering that we have 1,000 thoughts per blink of the eye, maybe letting go of worries needs some special attention. Try this visualization from time to time to help you let go of whatever is weighing you down. Sit down with pen and paper and take a few deep breaths. Write down your present worries, concerns and fears. Don’t judge what you are writing, just let loose and write as much detail as you like, for as long as it takes.

When you feel you have emptied your worry vessel, sit back, take a few breaths, close your eyes and focus at your third eye or top of the head. See the beautiful Earth spinning, sailing through space. Expand the view and go beyond our solar system. Then, return to the Milky Way galaxy and back to Earth. Appreciate the amazing beauty, rhythm, flow and energy that you just witnessed. Then take your worry list, honor it and throw it away. Take another deep breath and give thanks for the opportunity to experience this wonderful universe, worry-free!

Recommended: 10 Simple Solutions to Worry: How to Calm Your Mind, Relax Your Body & Reclaim Your Life by Kevin L. Gyoerkoe

When I took up Buddhism, My Catholic Family was Suitably Horrified

Repost from 

http://buddhism.about.com

Wisdom Is Compassion; Compassion Is Wisdom

By Barbara O'Brien, About.com Guide   August 5, 2011

My first Zen teacher used to tell us that wisdom and compassion are the two eyes of enlightenment, and that they function together and support each other. The realization of no separation between self and other gives rise to compassion, he said, and at the same time compassion, and selflessness, opens the door to realization.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama said,

"According to Buddhism, compassion is an aspiration, a state of mind, wanting others to be free from suffering. It's not passive -- it's not empathy alone -- but rather an empathetic altruism that actively strives to free others from suffering. Genuine compassion must have both wisdom and lovingkindness. That is to say, one must understand the nature of the suffering from which we wish to free others (this is wisdom), and one must experience deep intimacy and empathy with other sentient beings (this is lovingkindness)."

This is from the book The Essence of the Heart Sutra. The Heart Sutra is, of course, part of the Mahayana Prajnaparamita (perfection of wisdom) literature, which is focused on shunyata. But notice that in this sutra, the lecture on wisdom is not given by Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Wisdom, but by Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion.
Years ago American Zen centers appeared to be full of people who were fired up to get some mind-blowing satori experience, and they had to be reminded about compassion. But lately I seem to be running into people who get all gushy about compassion but have forgotten wisdom.
I bumped into a fellow today online somewhere who spouted (after the usual "Buddhism is not a religion") that Buddhism is just about living an altruistic and compassionate life. Oh, and mindfulness. Mindfulness is good, too. But somehow wisdom has been dropped from the picture.
If we go back to the historical Buddha's very first sermon after his enlightenment, as recorded in the Pali Canon, we see that he spoke about the "middle way realized by the Tathagata that -- producing vision, producing knowledge -- leads to calm, to direct knowledge, to self-awakening, to Unbinding." When he spoke of his enlightenment, he said, "Vision arose, insight arose, discernment arose, knowledge arose, illumination arose within me ..."
In this sermon he doesn't directly mention compassion at all, although he introduced the basic outline of the Eightfold Path, which takes in all of the ethical and moral teaching. And, of course, during the rest of his life he spoke of compassion and loving kindness often. But at the very beginning, when he began to teach his first disciples, he spoke of vision, insight, discernment, direct knowledge, and illumination.
For another take on this subject, see Zen teacher Brad Warner, "Secure Your Own Mask Before Helping Others." Obviously, the title is taken from the safety instructions given to airline passengers. He writes,

"The underlying problem is the same as the problem with the emergency oxygen masks on airplanes. In our usual condition we are far too woozy to be of much service to anyone else. When our own condition is all messed up our attempts to be helpful are more likely to make things worse than to improve them."

In other words, until we cultivate some vision, insight, discernment, and all that stuff, our efforts to be helpful are likely to fail. What often happens is that our ego and selfish attachments get in the way of clearly seeing what other people genuinely need.
Warner Sensei continues,

"The problem is not whether we should live for others or not. The problem is how we should live for others. If our efforts to help end up doing more harm than good, then we aren't truly living for others any more than the most selfish cad among us lives for himself. We're just feeding our own egos, establishing a clearer and more fixed self image as a good person."

This brings us back to the Eightfold Path. The religion (ahem!) of Buddhism is the practice of the entire Eightfold Path. The Eightfold Path is said to have three sections, which are wisdom, ethical conduct, and mental discipline. If you study the path in more detail you find that helping others is very important, yes. But it is not more important than wisdom and mental discipline.

One of my favorite websites and writer, Emily, of Emily Gems

http://crystal-cure.com/  How to use Protection Gemstones Your best shield against negative influence in your life is your own attuned state with life.

Gemstones emit vibrations that can help you to become more attuned to those things that will make up a safe, secure environment. These include harmonious relationships, a balanced state of mind, respect for self and others, trading fear for love in all decisions. Types of Protection If one needs protection, the obvious question is "From What?" The need for protection assumes that there is some negative influence that has the capability to bring harm to your home, family, business, personal sense of security, happiness or quality of life. Identifying sources of harm or negative influences is an important step toward achieving a sense of security and protection. Guarding against your inner negativity Some people need to be protected from inner negativity. They need to be protected from themselves. These people are their own worst enemy by nurturing fear or greed or other undesirable characteristics that create a feeling of insecurity and vulnerability. For example, a man who is dishonest in his business dealings with others will distrust people and feel that he needs protection from being cheated by others. This person needs protection from his own fear and dishonesty. He needs to become more attuned to a higher ethical standard in order to be truly safe. A person who is fearful of losing love may feel that he needs protection from being hurt by others. This can manifest itself as jealousy, or being overly possessive, or resisting any serious relationship. This person is not attuned to the other person, since their main focus is on themselves - whether they will be hurt - rather than on the person they love and what they can offer that person in the way of increased happiness. Their priorities are upside down - and such a person needs protection from their own harmful obsession with their own emotions. They would enjoy heightened security by giving less importance to themselves and more to the people around them. As long as your attention is on YOU instead of your environment and the people in it, you are leaving yourself open to attack. This person should become more attuned to loving another as opposed to being loved. Harm from exterior influences There are sometimes real outside influences that mean to do us harm. Identifying people or ideas or groups who pose a threat to our happiness is vital in order to guard oneself. In this case, one would become more attuned to oneself - and notice if a particular person or environment leaves one feeling less cheerful or even 'down'. I once worked at a job where the majority of people were mostly unhappy in their jobs. The CEO was unpredictable - threatening and dissatisfied one day and overly generous and kind the next. It kept the whole office in a state of fear. One never knew if they would have their job from one day to the next. There was little that I could do about this situation besides leave the company (which was not realistic at the time). But I believed that I deserved security and should protect myself in some way... A large fluorite ball on my desk did the trick to shield me from the generally disgruntled atmosphere where I worked. Fluorite makes a wonderful 'mental vacuum cleaner' - it clears the atmosphere of cluttered, confused thoughts and random negativity from varied sources. It assists in making subtle discriminations regarding the kinds of energies and people that you allow to enter your world. Though fluorite is not generally considered a protection stone, I used it effectively to guard against undesirable elements. Often an employee (including the crazy CEO) would arrive in my office asking if they could just sit there for a minute to 'get away' from everything. My office was a little island of peace within a confused and fearful work place. Protection from being hurt (by a lover, friend or associate): A rhodonite sphere or stone brings reconciliation where two people have been hurting each other for a long time. It heals old wounds and scars and is sometimes called the "rescue stone". It helps to recover your unique gifts and opens your awareness to using these for the benefit of others. Classically considered a love stone, rhodonite has energy that is 'outward' focused, or the giving of love, rather than love flowing towards you (such as rose quartz or rhodochrosite). If you feel weak... Weakness can leave one open to attacks. When we feel weak, we are vulnerable, and the source of this is a reduction of our life force caused by a lack of self esteem, or being overwhelmed by people or situations around us. Rhyolite fortifies your natural resistance. It will bring about an increased awareness of your own inner strength. Jasper is an excellent stone to enhance endurance and stamina. If you are working long and hard and feel you are being drained, and therefore at risk - jasper is a very effective protection stone. When you feel the world is out to get you... If you get fearful watching the news, or feel anxious about the state of the world in general, you are probably out of harmony with yourself and your environment. Being out of harmony can leave you feeling unsafe. Things are out of balance when you see only the dangerous side of life. Because the truth is, there is much to be grateful for, and much beauty all around you. Amazonite is the supreme harmony stone, both within oneself and with other people. It facilitates your ability to see multiple points of view on any situation. It allows you to find and know your inner truth - this in turn opens the door to finding a harmony and balance in your attunement to good and evil. Another important balancing stone is moss agate. This stone has strong grounding energies that help you to stabilize and focus on constructive actions. It is an excellent stone for anyone recovering from an addiction as it offers protection from unstable states of mind (such as loss of self control). Know your gemstones Get to know your gemstones and their various properties. Of course there are stones that are clearly protective - agate, jade, jaspers of all types, onyx, all the obsidians, turquoise, tiger eye. But you can get creative with using gemstones for protection by identifying the particular type of protection that you need and then finding a stone with the energy to combat a specific type of threat. Discover the meanings of gemstones! Related information: Protection Symbols Programming your protection stones Gemstone meanings and properties Gemstone articles

A Woman of Her Word

Don't bullshit a bullshitter...This sage advice comes on the heels of a disappointing episode with a young woman who repeatedly lied, when the truth would not have hurt so much. Now, her credibility is shot. She made promises about a repayment of a debt and then kept stalling about its whereabouts, and promising to both 'hand deliver' and then go straight to the ATM and return, none of which transpired. Someone explained it away as 'shame,' but I think it borders on sociopathic behavior, and needs to be corrected.  

Besides, the Bitch stole my Tupperware!

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By Kwame Opam Aug 13, 2011 1:00 PM

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How To Be an Expert Liar and Not Alienate Your Friends Online

If there's anything I've found to be painfully clear about social media, it's that having friends is exhausting. Privately, I don't care if it's your birthday. I secretly hate you. But society now forces me to acknowledge your virtual existence.
So, if you're anything like me—admit it—you feel like a willful prisoner of the accepted technologies of the day. It's not just about keeping track of the people you don't truly care about. That's one thing. It's that there are "close friends" in your life that you don't give two shits about, but still have to RSVP to their asinine Facebook events or @reply them on Twitter. Close only because you share a few too many drunken pictures together.
But, for one reason or another, you can't break the friendship. Breaking up is hard to do, be it for complicated group associations or having to see them everyday. So what can you do? Lie. And lie well.

Be as Passive Aggressive as Possible

Let's face it. If you were one of those "I say what I mean when I mean it" types, you wouldn't have this problem. That kind of honesty sucks. Hell, the only reason I write this now is because the people in my life that this applies to don't read Gizmodo—if you do, you're safe. You can trust me. So, the only feasible way to go about keeping friends off your back is by keeping them at a distance while making it seem like you care.
That means you can't go off grid. You can't just turn off your accounts, because A) The friends you actually care about are still there, and B) Having more friends/followers is cool. Don't be stupid and risk losing your friend count. And for all you know, your actual friends hate you and are playing this exact game with you. You're stuck.

Know What You Use

I barely use my Tumblr these days. I don't worry too much about what's happening on LinkedIn, though I'll be sure to change some of my settings ASAP. Really, my social networks of choice are Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Foursquare, and Google+. In that order. So my behavior in these spaces naturally informs how and when I lie. You need to know what you habitually use and how they connect before you can be an effective liar. Otherwise, you'll get caught or stuck going to a party or baby shower you don't want to be seen at.
Also keep in mind that a lot of the services you use will, by design, try to keep you honest. Not because they esteem honesty as to shun those who break the 8th/9th Commandment. Rather, telling the truth is just easier. For a computer. You, on the other hand, are human. You should celebrate that fact. Therefore!

Be Creative... Within Reason

Scenario. A few of your friends have invited you to hang out for old times' sake. You haven't seen them in some time, and it really would be nice to catch up. Only they live across state lines, and your last bender has left you a little broke.
Simple solution right? Just tell them you can't come out. You're all adults. They'll understand. Except you let things get to the last minute, and if you flake you look like a bastard. Considerably more complicated. Now what? Well, you could start with a few well-placed tweets or status updates, like "Ugh I feel awful" or "I can't believe this happened!" +1 an article on WebMD. Instagram a sad puppy. All stuff that's specific enough to catch their eye but vague enough as to not feel forced. Later, when you have that talk to break plans, you'll likely hear, "Yeah I saw your [insert here]. Everything ok?" Perfect.
Take it a step further. Say you opt with the "My dog died" range of excuses. Like saying your father got into a car accident and you need to rush to his side. Don't check into the hospital on Foursquare. It's classless, hurts your credibility, and you won't get points for it. Instead, a few choice tweets from the trip here and there is enough to get some sympathy and good will. But be careful! Never overdo it. Short of paying people off, you don't wanna wind up having no one to corroborate your story.

Always Have a Plan

Ultimately, this is a numbers game. The law of averages has it that you're gonna screw up somehow and get caught in a lie. Now, if it's little enough you can talk your way out of it, provided you come prepared. It's just like how in Catholic school they teach that lies only beget more lies. That's not so terrible if you know what you're doing.
Now, you just stood up a date, telling him you have to do some work. But they just busted you. It wasn't hard. You just tweeted how great a time you're having at the party you ditched him for. You even checked in at the location. Been there, done that. All you have to do is send a picture of yourself doing something domestic. A picture you smartly took of yourself beforehand. Then sober up the best you can, and make a phone call from a quiet place to allay any suspicions. Tell him you were making gentle fun of the friend who's party you're at right now. She never even invited you, but you found out on Facebook anyway. The bitch. It sounds ridiculous—it is—but by now you've got him laughing. Good. While it's not the most airtight of solutions, it sows enough reasonable doubt to get you out of hot water.
However, if it's a big enough lie...

Be Prepared to Confess

Well, you can't win 'em all. Sometimes you get caught, and you have to keep it real. This is a good thing. Friendship should not be taken lightly, and lying is wrong. But most importantly, getting caught keeps your sharp for next time. So be ready for it, because it's gonna happen eventually. Don't be afraid to beg for forgiveness. It may not come lightly. It may not come at all. If it does, good for you. You keep a friend, and maybe you can begrudge them a little more respect. If not, who needs them? Either way, lesson learned.
And remember...

You Are Not a Sociopath

You're just a victim of circumstance. There's no reason you shouldn't use your know-how to get out of a tight spot, and you'll probably need that know-how more these days. The ubiquity of all things social network-y means that you'll find yourself in all sorts of situations that demand you deal with people's bullshit. And people's bullshit can overlap and overwhelm in surprising and uncomfortable ways. No one has 900 friends in real life. At the same time, having even 50 regular friends bombarding you with their lives and plans can be very stressful. This is about survival. I'll concede that honesty is still the best policy. But, even for the most noble among you, a good lie can be an excellent back-up.

 Here's the definition of a sociopath:

A sociopath is characterized by the deficit of social emotions such as love, guilt, shame or remorse. According to the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, the sociopath lacks "a sense of moral responsibility and social conscience." Sociopaths often scheme to manipulate others without regard to consequences of inflicting harm. It is the cold-hearted way the sociopath reacts to his victims that illustrates his lack of moral compass and detachment 
How to handle a sociopath (should they be related to you)

        Observe the person in his day-to-day life to assess her interactions with others. Sociopaths may be charming, but their actions are calculated to manipulate others. Common behaviors include scams, fraud and deception and may include feigned emotions to appeal to the victim's emotions.

         Watch for indications that the individual pursues anything they want at the expense of others. According to Austin Peay State University, the sociopath's life revolves around meeting his own needs without regards to others. (Reference 2)
        Verify stories and information provided by the suspected sociopath. Sociopaths typically concoct elaborate backgrounds, inflate their worth and experience and simply lie to convince others to give them what they want.
        Look for lack of expression of guilt or remorse for wrongful actions towards others. Lack of emotion and failure to express remorse typically signals sociopathic tendencies. Sociopaths convicted of violent crimes typically remain expressionless and exhibit a cold exterior.
        Assess whether the individual has the mental capability to understand their actions. Sociopaths typically understand their actions and know they are wrong or socially unacceptable but simply don't care. Mentally challenged individuals may lack the cognitive abilities to understand their own actions

      Arrange for psychological testing to determine the stability of the individual. Children may exhibit sociopathic traits in the early teens. Lying, stealing and violating laws may signal the onset of sociopathic personalities. Psychological testing rules out other psychological issues that may present with similar traits.

It is SO important to be truthful and credible or once you get a reputation for lying and deception, nobody takes you seriously anymore. And, importantly, they don't care about you or about what happens to you...

You have become a 'villain'

Accept or Reject

I developed a little saying a long time ago,
"Accept or Reject,"
after I realized that I was spinning my wheels.

I was NOT getting what I wanted, I was NOT moving forward, I wasn't moving at all. Somewhere the thought occurred that I needed to accept all that had happened to me, all that is, and then I would be able to go forward. Of course, it also meant that I had to reject a few notions, too.  When faced with confusion, fear, doubt, anxiety, I have learned to first identify the problem, and accept or reject it. This way, there is no wishy-washy avoidance of the whole mess, but a stand for or against the situation. 

As in, "Show me where I stand, and I may rule the world," which is paraphrased from a  quote by Archimedes, a brilliant guy who invented the lever in long ago Greece,

"Give me a place to stand on, and I will move the Earth..."

is to  be fully present where you are, accept what is, and then decide where to run with it...

read more about Archimedes on Wikipedia, the World's Encyclopedia...

Archimedes

 and for more about Acceptance, read this post from Yogi Bajan's Yogamint...

http://www.yogamint.com 

Joyful Acceptance

Finding En-Lightenment

Acceptance is located in the heart space of neutrality. We are all unique individuals experiencing being human with our own thoughts, perspectives and attitudes.

Acceptance is seeing what is real and what is imagination. I learned this lesson recently as a tour manager for a World Music singer. First, I accepted the job position of tour manager. Yet, as we embarked on a 30-day tour covering 7,000 miles, I began to experience negative thoughts and mental chatter. I was very quickly distracted into dozens of “what-if” scenarios and needless worry until I finally laughed at my own ridiculousness. At that moment, a deep belly laugh sprung forth like a geyser and the knowingness that “all is fine” sank in.

With that laugh, I moved from the edge of the storm to the eye of the storm where all is calm. The self-imposed pressures of being in charge shifted to a sublime statement “I AM the tour manager.” I accepted all the aspects of me —all my experiences and life training—that were being called on to deliver what was required of me at that moment. I was asked to just be me. Radiating from the core of me, the infinite vastness, I learned to relax into the flow. Life became so much easier.

That attitude of gratitude and humility now carries me into every situation. I am constantly looking for moments to say “Wahe Guru” (Cosmic Wow!) and to experience the knowingness that all is in perfect order.

Haridass Kaur
Tour Manager, Fearless Chocolate Goddess
www.simritkaurmusic.com
www.infinitegoddess.com
Recommended Read: Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach Ph.D